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ACR Leaders Stress Global AI, Quality Care at World Health Expo
Feb. 13, 2026
ACR® CEO Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, and ACR Board of Chancellors Vice Chair Christoph Wald, MD, PhD, MBA, FACR, urged World Health Expo (WHX) attendees to take advantage of new ACR International programs and explained how the College can support radiology professionals and patients worldwide.
Their Feb. 10 sessions in Dubai spotlighted ACR international membership options, quality and safety initiatives and an artificial intelligence (AI) portfolio designed to promote high-quality imaging and safe AI adoption across global health systems.
Dr. Wald’s presentation traced radiology AI evolution and spotlighted ACR leadership in guiding ethical, effective and clinically impactful AI implementation. Through the ACR Data Science Institute®, ACR launched initiatives including the Define-AI Directory, AI-LAB™, AI Central, ARCH-AI quality recognition and the Assess-AI registry. These programs support education, validation, ethics and post-deployment monitoring of imaging AI. In 2025, ACR launched the Informatics International membership and international ARCH-AI recognition.
